Past Articles by Michael Sullivan
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China's Insatiable Demand For Timber Destroys Cambodia's Forests Cambodia's forests are being destroyed at a dizzying pace, with much of the wood destined for China. Much of the logging is carried out illegally — and people who get in the way of the loggers face violence and in some cases death. |
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China's Insatiable Demand For Timber Destroys Cambodia's Forests Cambodia's forests are being destroyed at a dizzying pace, with much of the wood destined for China. Much of the logging is carried out illegally — and people who get in the way of the loggers face violence and in some cases death. |
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As China Builds, Cambodia's Forests Fall Members of China's growing middle class are eager to spend their money on luxury goods, including hardwood furniture. The growing demand has led to massive illegal logging in Cambodia. |
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As China Builds, Cambodia's Forests Fall Members of China's growing middle class are eager to spend their money on luxury goods, including hardwood furniture. The growing demand has led to massive illegal logging in Cambodia. |
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Hillary Clinton Confronts Vietnam War Legacy In Laos Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Laos Wednesday as part of her current tour of southeast Asian nations. Laos is not a country that receives much attention from Washington these days, but it is still recovering from the days when it was massively bombed by the U.S. air force during the Vietnam War. |
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Suu Kyi: Be Wary Of 'Reckless Optimism' In Myanmar Myanmar's opposition leader, Aung Sang Suu Kyi is expected to ask for more aid and investment in her country in a speech on Friday. Suu Kyi, who is making her first visit outside Burma for 24 years, is due to addresses the South East Asia Economic Forum in Bangkok. |
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Suu Kyi's First Trip Out Of Myanmar Signals New Era Thousands of migrants from Myanmar turned out to greet opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during her visit to Thailand. It was her first trip outside Burma for 24 years. Suu Kyi is attending an economic forum in Bangkok, and is also expected to visit refugee camps on the Thai-Burmese border. |
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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Suu Kyi Travels To Thailand Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has left Myanmar for the first time in more than two decades. Her first trip out of the country formerly known as Burma is on a short hop to Thailand to meet with refugees and attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia. |
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Slowly, Myanmar Dares To Believe Change Is Real The pace of political reform in Myanmar has surprised many and, coupled with recent election results, has led to an easing of economic and political sanctions by the West. But the reforms are by no means irreversible, nor are the poor nation's myriad problem easily solved. |
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For Now, A Chance To Breathe In Myanmar The rapid pace of change in Myanmar has surprised many, including a reporter who has been visiting for years. On his latest trip, he says he felt as if he'd arrived in the wrong country: It was welcoming to journalists and openly celebrated opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. |
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Rebels Meet With Opposition, Myanmar's Government There's been another step on the road to change in Myanmar, the country also known as Burma. Over the weekend, representatives of the Karen rebel group met the country's president and later with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The country's quick pace of change has surprised many. |
